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GBF hosts first Back-to-School Party at GBN

Medical cannabis dispensary recommended for approval

HOPE CARRANE & MADELINE RUOS staff reporters

AARON ACH co editor-in-chief

In order to bring the Glenview and Northbrook communities to gether and to raise awareness about their organization, the Glen brook Foundation (GBF) threw the

The Glenview plan commission a medical marijuana dispensary W. Lake Ave., according to Alan Ruter, plan commission member.

on Sept. 6 at GBN. The party — which included carnival games, crafts, food trucks, open swimming, a movie and more

and 21 cultivation sites starting Jan. 1, Glenview resident Julie Stone looked at nearby municipal ities to begin her medical cannabis vocation.

Applications for medical mari juana business licenses were due

by Sept. 22. An Illinois Dept. of Public Health press release stated

Given the relatively strict regu to the dispensary is primarily from a business standpoint rather than about medical or moral legitimacy.

The plan commission unanimous ly recommended Stone’s proposal

according to Kristine Schwand ner, GBF Trustee and event orga nizer. Schwandner stated that dur ing planning she was hopeful that ees, so she saw the turnout as a great success.

Schwandner said. “The mood based on that evening was very

SOUTH SELFIES: Photo by Kali Croke

South attempts to break two world records

it was a local gym owner worried about parking competition that disapproved.

According to Jeff Brady, plan ning director for Glenview’s Com munity Development Dept., approval for Stone’s dispen sary is con tingent upon the votes cast by the Glenview Board of Trust

MADISON O’BRIEN co editor-in-chief

Check for extended coverage after the vote at theoracle.glenbrook225.org

Although breaking these records was one of the main focuses of the night, Stu

On Sept. 26 at the home football game against Maine South, GBS attempted to break two world records established in the Guinness Book of World Records.

These records consisted of the most hour and the most hugs in one minute.

According to Dr. James Shellard, stu dent activities director, the records to beat

breaking attempts to hold meaning. Ac cording to Shellard, all of Student Council agreed to connect the big event to domes tic abuse awareness.

“This was a Student Council idea and the goal was to try and set two Guin ness Book of World Records, bring some height and awareness to domestic abuse and bring more fans out to support our was] a lot of excitement and a lot of buzz and I feel like that is my job, to support students in creating those kind of mo ments because that is what high school is

When the football game began, so did

The attendance, Schwandner says, helped the foundation to achieve one of its goals for the par ty, which was to raise awareness about what the foundation does. the GBF aims to raise money to en rich and enhance the educational experience of all Glenbrook stu dents. Schwandner explained that

the Titan stood stationary while South There were certain rules that needed to

taken from the neck up and include a fa

scholarships at the end of each year as well as teacher grants through out the year.

“We also really want to help those families in the community who maybe don’t have the funds to keep up with the different things

shot and all participating individuals had to be 16 years old or older.

Schwandner said.

See World Record page 3

See GBF page 2

Donation garden continues contributions to food pantry in Yordy’s wake JOHN SCHURER asst. news editor

had been made. They really seemed to have ev

South’s Donation Garden is ready for harvest ing after a summer of planning and organization. passed away last spring, began the Donation Gar den to help feed struggling families in the com munity and to teach students how to properly nurture a garden.

Seniors Anna Hofmockel, Maddy Schumacher and Kee Joo Nam have made a difference in the community by contributing their time and effort to the garden, according to Jennifer Friedmann, Horticulture teacher and Donation Garden spon sor. said. “We planted all the vegetables and then we had to mulch the whole garden. I had to drive all the way to Arlington Heights to buy mulch be cause Mr. Yordy used to swear by Cocoa Bean During the beginning of summer, Hofmockel would often work in the garden alone due to oth ers’ busy schedules.

“I would spend anywhere between three and

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The only option at that point was to tend to the crops and wait for them to grow, Hofmockel ex plained. Chalet Nursery annually donates seeds to the garden, which, in turn, produces food for struggling families in the district.

“We grow cherry tomatoes, bush tomatoes, Hofmockel said. “To the outside eye, it seems re ally small, but it’s a lot to manage and we produce

According to Friedmann, there is a high de mand for produce, and nothing compares to lo of the Donation Garden.

South’s Horticulture students, along with the supervisors, are extremely thank ful for all of the

See Donation Garden page 2

All of this produce is harvested and then do Pantry.

“When Mr. Yordy passed away, I remembered that he had been in charge of the Donation Gar

At the will of Hofmockel, Schumacher and Nam, the garden was placed under their care. Ac cording to Friedmann, the summer project was led by the students. they would send me pictures of the progress that

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PARTY PRIDE: Face proudly painted with a Titan lightning bolt, South senior Nishanth Asokan, along with senior Kara Kilpatrick, encourage a Back-to-School Party attendee in precariously balancing a ball across two angled

sticks, one of many carnival games at the event. Kilpatrick and Asokan were one of many South and North Peer Group leaders who volunteered to help run the event held at Glenbrook North on Sept. 6. Photo by Marley Hambourger

in games and activities, which ranged from Bozo Buckets to face painting. Cat Frey, Peer Group “We were able to pay for all the Chromebooks leader, helped out at the Bozo Bucket station. for families that had no other way of paying for “There were a lot of little kids there, and they them last year — we did that again this year.” really enjoyed Bozo Buckets, and they were all The success of the party’s second goal, bringreally cute,” Frey said. “Some of them were just ing the two schools’ completely off […] communities together, and had no sense was harder to judge, of hand-eye cooraccording to Schwanddination, but some ner, because organizers of them did really weren’t able to tell if atwell and they kept tendees were a mixture coming back in of people from Glenline.” view and Northbrook.

Mary McCarSouth’s and North’s thy had two kids at Peer Group leaders the event — one a were involved in staffNorth Peer Group ing the event, which leader and the other an 11 year-old. ing to Nate Clough, She felt that they all South Peer Group enjoyed the event. leader.

“I thought all HAPPY HIPS: Hooping in circles, a young girl enjoys one of the games were “Everybody many activities at the event. Many of the party attendees were brought in a great, the pool was lot of energy,” Clough young kids. Photo by Marley Hambourger a big hit [and] the said. “All the Peer food trucks were Group leaders were great — I thought having fun. All of the kids were just having a that was a great idea,” McCarthy said. “I don’t good time overall.” think I would change anything.”

Additionally, Peer Group leaders say they enEven though Schwanderer was happy with joyed assisting the younger children having fun the overall turnout, the event ended up attracting

GBF, continued from front

TITANS OVERSEAS: South

t-shirt in hand, Purity [need last name] (left) shows off her Titan pride. Purity is currently pursuing an education sponsored by South club STAND.

Photo courtesy of Lauren Ingebrigtsen

PURE HAPPINESS: Proudly holding a fresh new notepad, Purity and south grad Lauren Ingebrigtsen (right) pose for a picutre. Ingebrigtsen traveled to Kenya for a gap year after graduation.

Photo courtesy of Lauren Ingebrigtsen

South graduate meets hopeful student in Kenya GEORGIA ARVANITIS co-news editor Lauren Ingebrigtsen, 2014 graduate traveled to Kenya for a service trip with an organization called Matanya’s Hope July 7 to Aug. 28.

Ingebrigtsen had been a member of South club STAND for Peace for all four years of high school.

STAND is dedicated to reaching their long-term goal of improving the everyday lives of people in developing nations. According to Ingebrigtsen, STAND has inspired her to make a difference and helped her decide what she wanted to do with her gap year after graduation.

According to club sponsor Matthew Whipple, Ingebrigtsen was a loyal STAND member with a broad view of the world. Whipple kept in contact with Ingebrigtsen while she was on the trip.

“I never thought that she would end up in Kenya, but I’m also not surprised,” Whipple said.

According to Whipple, STAND has been Hope to sponsor a child in need. The organiza-

tion’s goal is to ultimately end poverty in Kenya by promoting and providing educational sponsorship. that really needs a group like STAND to be there and we’re there,” Whipple said.

Matanya’s Hope had chosen a girl named Purity for STAND to sponsor. Purity is 13 years old and lives in Matanya, Kenya, which is where the organization, Matanya’s Hope, is based. According to Ingebrigtsen, Kenya was an incredibly humbling experience and has motivated her even more to help people in need.

“If you’re thinking about doing something that scares you, do it anyway,” Ingebrigtsen said. “It’s not easy [and] it’s not the ideal, but it’s worth it.”

According to Ingebrigtsen, Purity was humble and grateful for everything that has been done to support her education. Whipple also has high hopes for the future to keep supporting Purity. “[Purity] seemed genuinely excited to see where school would take her next,” Whipple said.

younger attendees, in spite of attempts to brand it plan, might increase turnout. as a community event.

“My sense is that sometimes people in Glen“In our minds it was an ‘everybody invited’ view don’t want to go to Northbrook...so sometype thing,” Schwandner said. “It wasn’t commutimes I think the host community will get the nicated as well that we wanted the high school students to come and be guests at the party, not school,” Shellard said. just to run it.”

For attendees, In an Oracle survey though, one of the of 300 South students, few disappoint71 percent said they ments expressed did not attend, and was that the event 53 percent of those recould have lasted spondents said they longer and that the did not attend because swimming pool, they were unaware of the event. Peer Group have stayed open leader Rachel Spector longer. Schwandfound the advertisener agreed and felt ment at South lacking. the event was such “I heard about it a success that mayfrom Peer Group trainbe it should stay ing,” Spector said. open to a later time “Signs were all over in the future.

“SPITAN”: Smiling wide, Sparty the Spartan (left) and Tommy GBN — in the hall- the Titan (right) tightly embrace. The Back-to-School event sought “We have had ways and everywhere to bring Northbrook and Glenview communities together. a lot of people say, there. At GBS I [didn’t Photo by Marley Hambourger ‘Boy, I wish I could see] any signs at all.” have stayed lonDr. James Shellard, ger,’ but looking South’s assistant principal in charge of student forward I would say we might want to investiactivities, felt the Northbrook location might have gate keeping things open all the time,” Schwanddeterred some in Glenview and that holding next ner said. year’s event at South, which is the foundation’s The students of the Journalistic Writing course contributed to this report.

Donation Garden, continued from front Friedmann credits most of the progress with the Donation Garden to the students involved and Yordy, who began this project a number of years ago.

“It takes a visionary like him to see an opportunity that obvious, simple and beautiful, and to take advantage of it,” Friedmann said. “It makes a lot of us, as his colleagues, wonder how many opportunities are just under our noses.”

Yordy’s positive encouragement and life lessons will be remembered, according to Friedmann.

“He was a huge fan of lettings kids fail,” Friedmann said. “If they planted something that he knew wasn’t going to work out, he loved watching them do it and watching them see what was wrong with it.”

Hofmockel recalled a memory in which an Advanced Horticulture student decided that they wanted to grow corn.

“He liked to teach through experience and knew that it wasn’t going to work because corn

is so hard to grow,” Hofmockel said.

Friedmann believes one purpose of the Donation Garden is to teach students through experiences. Trial and error is a theme that recurrently teaches students to learn from their mistakes. “[We usually recruit] juniors that have some kind of interest in pursuing Horticulture, or they’ve just enjoyed the class,” Friedmann said.

Hofmockel has high hopes for the times to come of not only the garden, but for the students working it.

She hopes that they will learn as much as she did.

“Nobody really knows that it’s there,” Hofmockel said. “I hope that will change in the near future.”

Friedmann believes that

“That one man educated and nurtured thousands of people.”

-Jennifer Friedmann, Horticulture teacher

Pantry and Horticulture classes at South would not have been the same.

“One seed can feed a hundred people,” Friedmann said. “That one man educated and nurtured thousands of people through things like the Donation Garden.”

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Growing tall and green, food crops begin harvesting in South’s Donation Garden (right). Seniors Maddie Schumacher and Anna Hofmockel (left) have been instrumental in bringing the garden to fruition in order to prepare it for donation to Photos courtesy of Anna Hofmockel

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Current events inclusion benefits classroom Even though the outside world buzzes with activity and the state of impor-

QR Codes

many students are lacking this up-to-date part of their education inside the walls of South. Although we understand that South is not the only school that struggles with the Oracle Editorial Board encourages teachers to incorporate current events into their curric-

FOR DUMMIES QR codes can be found throughout the Oracle. A QR code is essentially a barcode that will quickly link you to a webpage through your mobile phone.

encourage students to educate themselves on current events as much as possible.

The typical South student’s education to give students a comprehensive skill set.

1. Open the app store and search “QR Code Reader.”

the instruction on how to apply these topics to what is presently going on in the news is largely absent from the South curriculum.

In an Oracle-conducted quiz on current

2. Download the first option called “QR Reader for iPhone” for free.

dismayed to discover how many South students did not know about important news topics. Some noteworthy results can be seen to the right. portance of being knowledgeable about current events.

“It’s important to know what’s going the ability to converse intelligently about what’s going on in the world is an imporAlthough many students are not aware of or do not understand important political will be able to vote sometime during or after their senior year. Being a responsible citizen means having an adequate knowlcated vote.

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their students in the most thorough method pos-

Nine minute passing periods also offer an opportunity for current events to be incorporated into the classroom. This would be an opportune time for

time to include current events in their lesson plan.

to show their students the topics of the day.

We hope that students would become interested in the news they are learning about and would

Students: Students should be exposed to current events bility to stay informed on current issues falls upon the student. Because we’re all going to be eligible to cess breaking news events. Follow news stations The New York Times when something noteworthy occurs. Talk about current events with your parents to get a new take on as it quickly turns into a habit.

Teachers: The Oracle Editorial Board believes that all teachers should be able to connect their curriculum to current events in order to show the pertinence of what their students are learning. In addition to the knowledge of currents being necessary to be an inful tool in education. What students are taught becomes more relevant when material is connected to topics that we have heard about recently.

We understand that teachers want to educate

integrating current events.

“In US history [...] we’re studying the ConstituI’m going to show them dent Obama gave to the nation when he talked about what he wanted nery said. “Then I’m going to use it to talk about the power in Article II that gives the president the ability to use airstrikes against ISIS in the Mid-

a full lesson plan can limit discussion but should allow enough to probe students’ thinking. The point of educating students on current events is to give them the tools they need to seek out more information on their own time.

Being a responsible citizen means having an adequate knowledge of current events.

Although Flannery may not cover as much information about the different sections of the Conwill better remember the section she does go over because she is relating it to relevant issues. Ultition taught.

is published monthly by students at Glenbrook South High School, 4000 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026.

The opinions expressed in the Oracle are that of the writer(s) and not necessarily of the staff or school.

The Oracle neither endorses nor rejects the products and services advertised.

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3. Whenever a QR Code appears, place it within the frame provided and the web page will open.

information on current events.

One simple way that teachers can set their students on the right track is by exposing them to rep-

on in the Student Activities Center (SAC). dents often don’t have time to fully read into the news they discover. Because our focus is pulled in teacher to incite an interest in their students an interest in understanding the world around them and how best to go about doing so.

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Ferguson protests: racial tension must be solved at its roots

CLAIRE FISHER co-opinions editor By now, many people at South have heard something about the complex events that have gone on in Ferguson over the past two months. The general story goes as such: on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, 18-year-old black teen Michael Brown was shot and killed according to cnn.com. Brown and his friend were walking down the middle stopped them in his police car. A physical confrontation occurred in which -

approximately eight rounds into unarmed Brown, killing him.

Because there was no video of the encounter, the details are blurry from the two opposite biased accounts of the confrontation. However, news of Ferguson and this case have endured belying cry against racial injustice. Mostly peaceful demonstrations broke out in Ferguson, which resulted in some violent protesters, some residents looting local businesses and the militarization of the police force. deserve media coverage to bring to light the racism present there. However, more needs to be done to prevent Ferguson and to unite us after years of societal, cultural and unfortunately economic division that has occurred as a result of racism.

To begin to understand the reasons for this divi-

BATTLING BRUTALITY: Michael Brown’s death on Aug. 9 has become a rallying cry against racial injustice. It has brought attention to similar cases throughout the country of black males who were unjustly harassed or killed, sparking nationwide protests such as this one in Washington DC. Photo from Flickr Creative Commons

them as the result of years of racial inimagine how frustrating it would be to live in a world where police constantly view me as a suspect.

This racial policing is present in Ferguson. According to The Atlantic, 86 percent of the stops and 92 percent of the searches performed by the Fergublack people, although only 67 percent the end, however, Ferguson police admitted they were more likely to band on the white people they searched or stopped.

These statistics echo accounts of racial policing across the country that have garnered media attention over the past couple of months.

Suddenly the forceful acts displayed by some Ferguson protestors become something deeper when you view

It’s time we pay more attention to initiatives to fix the underlying problems of racial inequality and hostility.

the existence of blatant racism and to uncover the depth of this problem in America, especially for those of us that cult for white suburban teens to under-

done enough to keep up with its dramatically increasing number of black residents over the past 15 years or so, creating a disproportionate power hierarchy. According to The New York Times, their city council has a single black member and their police force is only 6 percent black, even though the majority of the population is black. single event, that event has no simple plex and will take a long time to be ingrained, just like racism itself, but racism can only begin to be put to rest unrest in Ferguson lately was not really caused by one death but by years of racial tension, we should be more foinstead of just paying these situations attention when they boil over.

These ingrained social and economic divisions are existent beyond Ferguson. Any unequal opportunity between black and white communities due to racism has developed over a long pe-

track. However, according to Pew Research Center, the average unemployment rate for black people has consistently averaged around double the rate for white people, and 45 percent of black children live in areas of concentrated poverty compared to 12 percent of white children, according to The Washington Post. to assume that racism has something to do with it.

Although Glenview can be a safethe city with the most homicides in the country, according to abcnews.com, with most of these deaths due to gang violence. Additionally, black males from the ages of 17-25 in Chicago who have prior arrest history are most likely to be murdered and to be accused of murder. Events like Ferguson should bring equal attention to these violent, racial divisions in our own community, and how we can alleviate them with helpful programming for teens at risk to fall through the cracks.

One such program is After School Matters, a program designed to help

Chicago teens discover their potential through after school activities to prevent them from falling into gangs or other destructive organizations. Their name stood out to me because they th of July parade of other programs in the area, go to research.blackyouthproject.com and click of them, and many could use support and funding to make a greater difference.

Ultimately, the events in Ferguson and beyond are a result of oppression time we pay more attention to initiaracial inequality and hostility, not just when violence erupts and black communities are once again associated a nation can one day offer equal opportunity to all our citizens, our potential will suddenly seem limitless.

Hands of Peace offers personal insight into global issue BEACH PEACE:

organization, wants control over the ernment has similar goals. Because

The Hands of Peace program brought together teens from both Glenview and the warring states of Israel and Palestine. However,

knowledge of the people on the other side was that they wanted them out of their land.

At the beginning of the two weeks, EVAN SAWIRES asst. opinions editor

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Hands of Peace is a program foundand Palestinian teens and brings them to Chicago for two and a half weeks of bonding. Every morning has two and a half hours of dialogue about the con-

desperately to avoid. er with one of the participants and his

program. Like, a lot. There was the whole best-friends-going-home-in-themiddle-of-a-war sadness, but the worst

estinian participants during their time

ple, based largely on religion and entitlement and a desperate aversion to compromise that dates back hundreds of years. Regardless, no one is going to

having to directly contribute to their

have no idea how to solve it. And yet,

it together pretty well until one of the activities, like tourist things or parties.

Like many issues, a large part of this the most extreme opinions are the most vocal and, in this case, the most pow-

the most delightfully low-key games of the majority of our time together for two weeks, and by the end of it, we were a family.

citizens have to serve for at least two

on an individual level, the community which Hands of Peace creates is a pretty amazing place to start.

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The Freshman guide to success

DANI TUCHMAN co-opinions editor If there’s one thing I was looking forward to about going back to school this year, it was the fact that I am now, after two years of apprehensively waiting, one of the upper-classmen. There are several immediate responsibilities that come with this prestigious title, some of which include taking the dreaded ACT and signing up for the many AP classes that your parents are forcing you to take.

Yet there is another important “Remastered GBS Handbook,” written by cruelty itself: make the freshmen feel unwelcome and Now freshmen, as this letter is intended for you, don’t freak out quite yet. This here is the loophole for written in Webdings so that

one-of-a-kind Social Studies pencil for your outstanding achievements on the World War II test is not going to propel you to the top of the social hierarchy.

But if the social aspect of high school is what you’re most worried about, try being more laid back and relaxed, without trying to play the “I’m too cool to apply myself” card. South needs more students like that in the midst of the competitive arena that is our school.

And this isn’t the Hunger Games type of arena where you get blown off your platform for starting too early (although, now that I think of it, don’t be the person who makes the sad mistake of coming to school at 8 a.m. on a late arrival). South is an academically combative environment, so always try your best.

That might sound a little too cliché, but put in your headphones when anyone tells you that it isn’t “cool” to study, or that applying yourself and being a “try-hard” is a bad thing. Not to scare you, but when you’re looking at colleges four years from now, you don’t want to look back and be the person who says, “I wish I tried harder.”

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[Freshmen]: You’re going to discover your strengths, your true friends and a little less foggy indication of where you’re headed in life.

particular cannot read it. So grab one of your new, preferably purple, color-coded notebooks (since you have to be perfectly organized as a newbie, yeah?), and pay close attention to the following lines that could very well be your golden ticket for survival in these upcoming years.

Coming from the awkward swamp of unkind little children that was middle school, it is naturally expected that you will bring some of that immaturity with you.

But I should inform you if you were unsure: being named “Student of the Month” back in seventh grade or having obtained a

get out of bed some mornings when you replay the same daily school routine.

Break up the monotony of the seven hour day by involving yourself in a club, sport, or hobby of interthe Oracle staff—it will be the best decision you’ve ever made.

But even more than staying on ing your passion, something that you need to promptly perfect is

the link.

In fact, one could write an entire handbook on link/pit passing period rules alone, some of which include outlawing the use of roller backpacks (but seriously kindergartener in a high schooler’s body, students who neglect to hold open the 200-pound link doors for others and taking away shoe-wearing privileges of kids who step on the backs of other students’ shoes, especially Converse.

And if there is one thing our school does really well, it’s blowing out your eardrums as Dr. Shelcom. Although no one ever obeys the suggestions to “open the doors” and “open the windows,” don’t let this fool you. Still try to immerse yourself in as much blue and gold as you possibly can— there’s nothing worse than the you forget to wear those colors every Friday.

I have one last suggestion that could perhaps be the most important. Take note, freshmen: these upcoming four years will pass by you too quickly. You’re going to discover your strengths, your true friends and a little less foggy indication of where you’re headed in life.

When you’re staying up past midnight persevering through those gruesome nights of studying, sure you can complain about don’t proceed to wish away your time in high school. In my third year here, I think to myself constantly, “Do I seriously have only one year left?”

Because it’s the formidable truth: we won’t be young forever, and you rookies especially need not seize every moment during your time here at South, but rather allow each moment to seize you.

of school, during those beloved get-to-know-you icebreakers that eat away class time, a good 70 percent of the class says that their biggest pet peeve is slow walkers in

Ice bucket challenge dumps more harm than good donate $10 and dump water on themselves.

Regardless, all of these methods disidea of someone thinking that donating $100 is so terrible they must dump ice water on themselves is almost disrespectful. Being someone who wants LILLY LUDWIG columnist Near the end of August I was about ready to throw my phone out the window. I think anyone linked with any form of social media can relate to this feeling because that was when the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA) ice bucket challenge ed the newsfeeds in your social media.

This challenge reveals that the meaning behind acts of benevolence can be distorted by social media.

I’ve seen the ice bucket challenge done several ways. One way is that the person nominated needs to dump ice water on themselves to get out of donating $100 to ALSA. Another is that the nominee can either donate $100, or

someday, I understand that those who work for organizations such as ALSA are dedicating their lives to a cause they believe in, and to say donating some cash to that cause is so bad one would rather experience an unpleasant sensation is offensive. if someone is nominated, then they must donate money.

Whether it be $100 or $10, no one should feel pressured to donate.

Plus, to publicly put someone on the spot is taking away the opportunity for that person to either respectfully not donate money, or quietly donate money without making a scene.

It was late August and I got nominated for the ice bucket challenge. I

It’s important to remember the true meaning of such activities regardless of who is watching or what your friends are doing.

before, but since it was my turn to be

nominated, I did a quick google search and pulled up the ALSA website. I was not opposed to donating money, but I was surprised to see the breakdown of the usage of all donations.

According to the website, only 25 percent of donations go to research.

The other money goes to a series of categories that include fundraising and unnamed activities such as “community education,” as well as 12 percent which goes to the pockets of the non-

However, if one is going to donate his/her money, he/she should be ing money as effectively or in the same way as others.

One of the good parts of the ALS ice bucket challenge, besides hopefully bringing support to those touched by the terrible disease, is that it raises the topic of what exactly de-

good act. In an age where volunteer work is often done because “it looks good for college” and donating money is seen as a social requirement over a moral obligation. It’s important to remember and respect the true meaning of such activities regardless of who is watching or what your friends are doing. And of course, thanks to the ALS ice bucket challenge, I will always think twice before dumping ice water on my head.

This does not compare well to othEthical Treatment of Animals, which uses 84 percent of donations towards programs that directly help animals, and only 1 percent on administrative purposes., or the American Cancer Society, which uses 60 percent of donations to programs to help people with cancer and only 6 percent on administrative purposes, according to The important thing for people to be interested in paying their workers.

Now, does this make ALSA a “bad” great, and the tactic of doing something outrageous to raise attention for a cause is nothing new.

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Allergy awareness proves crucial in everyday lives ALEXANDRA SHARP asst. features editor

The taste of peanut butter on your tongue or the chill you feel when stepping outside is no major incident for the majority of GBS students.

However, for teens who have allergies, this can mean life or death.

According to Nurse Barb Marzillo, 108 students at GBS have allergies that require an Emergency Care Plan, most commonly involving nuts, with allergies and the amount of resources offered through the school for them are increasing each year. Dr. Yasmeen Bilimoria, allergist and clinical immunologist, agrees with Marzillo on the concernment of volving food.

“Food allergies are on the rise,” Bilimoria said. “We’re not exactly sure why they’re increasing, [but] we know they are increasing in children, and it’s a

from occurring. Marzillo agrees, stating that since edgement and understanding of this topic is essential medical knowledge to have.

“What I’m excited about [...] is just more awareness is made among the students for each other, that they can help each other if they’re out with friends or recognize symptoms,” Marzillo commented.

To assist in this cause, senior Hanna Bilimoria worked alongside Marzillo in an allergy awareness initiative last year. Inspired by her personal opinion about the importance of allergy awareness, Hanna took many steps to inform others.

According to Hanna, she ran a table outside of the cafeteria that taught basic information on allergies and gave out wristbands to bring attention to the issue.

“I gave people a lot of [wristbands] and all around the school, I saw people wearing them all week,” Hanna said. “Maybe they didn’t take it off or maybe they were interested about it, but I had a few people come up to me during lunches and talk to me. [They said], ‘Wow. This is such a great thing that you’re doing because I do have a food allergy and it’s kind of weird how nobody knows.’”

When it comes to her own allergies, Hanna has accepted food without tree nuts as just another part of life. However, she must be cautious whenever eating at friends’ houses, school, and in some cases, even her own home. Ondrula relates to Hanna in this manner and feels that understanding what it means for a student to have allergies

“[Our goal is] to just raise awareness and make sure that people know about the dangers of food allergies,” -senior Hanna Bilimoria

patients.”

The severity of allergy cases are varied for each individual student. For sophomore Reily Ondrula, having Cold Induced Urticaria, otherwise known as being allergic to the cold, can cause any type of reaction from irritated skin to Anaphylaxis. According to Ondrula, this allergy makes per“In the winter, it’s harder obviously, so I have to make sure that even if I’m just stepping out of the house to go get the mail, I have to put on my jacket, put on boots, put on a hat,” Ondrula said.

“It can get kind of frustrating like that, but [...] it’s better than having a reaction every single time.”

Ondrula believes that allergy awareness, either by spreading personal stories or teaching basic information, can help prevent allergic reactions

and how it affects their life is the key to improving awareness.

“There’s a lot of things that we go through that people just sometimes [...] don’t realize,” Ondrula said. “If we kind of told them what we’re going through, it would be a lot easier to make people aware.”

In order to continue with this initiative, Marzillo and Hanna plan to have another allergy awareness week this year. According to Hanna, getting more people involved is one of the main ways they are planning on continuing allergy awareness. With more people, they hope to meet their goals with even more success than last year. “[Our goal is] to just raise awareness and make sure that people know about the dangers of food allergies and make sure they know about what to do and how to take precautions,” Hanna said.

Being informed about allergies is a very important thing, according to junior Kate Maki. Although not embarrassed about her own gluten intolerance, Maki recognizes that some people are timid about their own health sensitivities. “[People are embarrassed] probably [because] they don’t want to be a burden on someone else,” Maki said. “They don’t want to show that they’re different or they don’t want to show that they have restrictions.”

According to Maki, GBS students with allergies can be affected in and out of school. However, Maki believes that awareness is one way to help others with allergies feel more comfortable and safe.

“A lot of times, it’s hard to have restrictions and not be able to have what everyone else is having, so it can be hard in that way,” Maki commented. “I think that having more people that don’t have allergies aware of allergies will make them realize that it’s not that big of a deal and that there are a lot of ways they can help.”

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BEAMING BARBARA:

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Family ties to ALS has South student talking LILY SANDS staff reporter Aamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord causing the motor neurons in the muscles to eventually die, which results in the inability to control muscle movements, according to alsa.org. Senior Aaron Ach and his family have been greatly affected by ALS since his grandmother was diagnosed with this disease.

According to Aaron’s mother, Catherine Ach, her mother, Barbara, was diagnosed in December of 2012. “[We] did not expect [the diagnosis] to be nearly as devastating or as severe as ALS; it felt like I got the wind knocked out of me,” Catherine said. who was so physically active for so many years, suddenly had this life-threatening disease that was probably going to take 10 years off her life.”

When the news of Barbara’s diagnosis came, it was important for their family to be together and support each other, according to Aaron.

“One thing I realized about this entire process is the importance of rallying around different people when they are all sharing a common experience,” Aaron said. “Our entire side of [my mom’s] family is very close and I saw my mom rally with her siblings around my grandmother.

It was warming to see that so much love could be given to somebody in need and that people were showing they were ready to do that.”

Aaron also believes it is important to be there for someone in their time of need.

“I also realized the importance of being there for someone who is going through something very hard,” Aaron said. “I now know what it’s like to be there for somebody when they really need it [and] giving [them] a shoulder to cry on, just showing love in any form you can. The outpouring of love is the only silver lining of this situation that we shared with my grandmother on so many different levels.

It’s been extraordinary to see.”

Rather than mourning about the diagnosis of their grandmother, the Ach family took this as a cause to celebrate life and all the things it presents, according to Catherine.

“From the very beginning, we have tried to create a circle of love and light around my mother,” Catherine said. “In that process, we have recognized the importance of really being able to celebrate all the goodness and love in our family. It’s been amazing to see this circle around my mom continue to grow. So many people recognized the goodness that she offers and the way in which she inspires so many other people.”

The Ach family goes to Cape Cod, Massachusetts almost every summer for a family reunion.

“In the midst of such a tragic time for the family, [there is] so much love, care, and support.”

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One year, they knew it was going to be Barbara’s last summer in Cape Cod, according to Aaron.

“We all celebrated life like nobody has before and it was pretty remarkable to see just how people can come together and rally around somebody,” Aaron said. “In the midst of such a tragic time for the family, [there was] so much love, care and support. We [enjoyed] the time that [was] left and [did] not focus on what [was] to come.”

According to Catherine, despite the family’s strive to keep a smile on everybody’s faces, heartache was always lingering.

“There was sadness underneath it all, we tried not to focus on that too much but the thought of losing someone you love is a very hard thing,” Catherine said.

“Because of that and the sadness that is at the center of it all, we tried not to focus on that and made sure that the times we [had were] as wonderful as [they could] be because we know that through

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time with her.”

While in Cape Cod, the family brought Barbara into the water in her wheelchair and saw in her eyes such peace with the surroundings, according to Aaron.

“It was so hard to see somebody who I had al-

ways envisioned as such a strong woman [...] in a moment of such vulnerability and physical weakness,” Aaron said.

Throughout the course of her disease, Barbara showed unwavering strength, according to Ach. “Her smile will be something I always remember,” Ach said. “Even though she can’t speak or eat, or associate in many other ways, her smile is something that has brought so many people to her. At this point, her spirit is stronger than her body [and] people latch on to that spirit. She’s been so strong throughout all of this and she has continued to bring people together even with such limitations, which is a beautiful sight to see.”

Catherine agrees with her son. “[Barbara’s] amazingly warm spirit and loving presence is something I will never forget,” Catherine said.

The Ach family was doing a fundraiser in Massachusetts at the time of the Ice Bucket Challenge, and the challenge drew even more attention to the fundraiser, according to Catherine.

“Two of our family memebers ran in this road race and we raised over 20,000 dollars while the ice bucket challenge was going on because [of the publicity],” Catherine said.

In the end, Aaron feels it is ideal to focus on the present and not as much on the future.

“Be creative,” Aaron said. “Find new ways to savor the moments you have left with someone who is in a tough place and don’t focus so much on the end, but what you have left.”

exploding throughout social media, this challenge has raised over 100 million dollars to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Below are some of the best celebrity renditions of the challenge.

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SOUTH GIVES BACK:

This summer, several south students went on service trips where they traveled, volunteered and built friendships in other parts of the world.

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Instead of spending her last weeks of summer sleeping in and hanging out with friends, sophomore Audrey Brown went on a service trip to Honduras with her fadays working in different ministries, playing with children, and creating bonds with the people she met.

According to Brown, her father encouraged her to go after going on multiple service trips himself.

Brown said from the moment she surrounded with gratitude.

“We got off the bus, and the girls [from the orphanage] were so excited to see everyone,” Brown said. “[...] This girl just ran up to me right away and hugged me.”

Throughout the trip, the volunteers visited girls and boys orphanages, a home for disabled women, a

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school for deaf and disabled children, and a home for young mothers. According to Brown, daily work for volunteers consisted mostly of spending time with the children.

Brown said she was able to learn a lot through the work her group did.

One afternoon, Brown and her group took a trip to a local dump where they found hundreds of adults searching for food and work. While there, Brown said that she met a man named Francisco who had a unique and profound story.

“I met a boy [named Francisco] who actually moved to Chicago to study,” Brown said. “Before he left [for Chicago] his sister told him, ‘Now Francisco, don’t become one of those people who all they have is money.’”

When he told me that, it made me think that I don’t want to become a person who only values material things.”

You have to have an open mind to [other] cultures and their goals because their goals might not be the same as yours.

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that was thrown for the volunteers on their last night.

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Junior Anne Brennan spent a week in Guatemala this past July with members of her church. According to Brennan, she has heard of other students participating in service trips and wanted to do the same while she had the chance.

“At this point in my life, I wanted to take advantage of the fact that I have so many opportunities possibleto go visit another part of the world where I can really make an impact,” Brennan said.

While in Guatemala, Brennan

worked at an orphanage called “Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos”, or NPH. According to Brennan, each volunteer was given a Godchild, whom they would raise money for and spend time with on the trip. Brennan’s Godchild was a boy named Christian, and she said that getting to know him was one of the best parts of the trip.

“The fact that [Christian] wanted to spend the entire week with me made me feel like he’s giving me more than I’m giving him,” Brennan said. “He makes me feel very appreciated.”

Brennan relayed that spending time at the orphanage gave her a new sense of what it means to be a family.

“I learned how family doesn’t necessarily mean those related to you, but rather it is those people who are always there for each other,” Brennan said.

Many South students take on jobs during the summer, oftentimes working at local summer camps. However, senior Nate Turk took the job as a camp counselor to the extreme, working in a camp he helped plan in the Dominican Republic.

Through a program called Rustic Pathways, Turk signed up for a service trip to the Dominican Republic for two and a half weeks. Turk explains that it was the job of the volunteers like him to plan each day of camp.

“The summer camp wasn’t planned at all, we just had the dates ure out what we were going to do,” Turk said. “We came up with a format, [which was] having four different types of activities a day, and from there we thought back to all the camps that we’d been to [for ideas].”

According to Turk, the four different types of activities were big activities, small activities, education, and

sports. The children would go on a categories each day. One game that the children loved to play was baseball, Turk said, which is why he has been collecting and sending baseball equipment back to the children in the Dominican Republic.

For Turk, one of his favorite parts of service trips is the travel, allowing him to see different parts of the world previously unknown to him, as well as meeting people and learning more about different cultures. While visiting the Dominican Republic, Turk said that he learned about being open towards the different lives and traditions of the people he met.

“I learned to have an open mind [these people] be happy with their [poor] living conditions?’” Turk said.

“But you have to have an open mind to their culture and their goals because their goals might not be the same as yours.”

HUGS AT HERMANOS: While

working at Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos orphanage, junior Anne Brennan smiles with a 6-year-old boy she met on the trip. Brennan says she would like to return to Guatemala to see the children again.

Photo courtesy of Anne Brennan

CAMP DAYS: Camp counselors Annabel Lassally (left) and senior Nate Turk (right) pose with

some of their campers during a day at camp. According to Turk, this trip to the Dominican Republic was the second internatinoal service trip on which he had embarked.

Photo courtesy of Nate Turk

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Up, up and away: Horvath spends summer flying CAROLINE BERG staff reporter At 5,000 feet above ground, senior Emily Horplane. Horvath spent the summer studying and

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New TLS drama class brings theatre to Special Education Department TORI BROWN staff writer

“Everyday is something different,” Beth Barber, South drama teacher, said as she laughed to herself.

Barber recently started a new drama class for Teaching and Life Skills (TLS) students. Barber explained that she had been trying to start a class for students with special needs for several years.

However, the response was always that there weren’t enough kids to make the program worthwhile. After reviewing the number of students in this year’s TLS program, she tried once more to add a drama class to the TLS curriculum.

“I reproposed it and voila,” Barber said.

The class consists of 15 TLS students, one peer the class is similar to a regular Drama One Class, with some small differences.

“I’m learning because it has only been a few days,” Barber said. “I come in with so much planned, 90 minutes goes fast, but I’ll have [a certain amount] planned and only get through [so] much. That is what I am adjusting to.”

Barber added that she plays trial and error with different activities and games. She said that some things work really well, while others don’t.

According to Barber, when an activity really molds with the group, it is obvious.

“We played this game that I thought, ‘I’m not really sure how this is going to work,’ and they loved it,” Barber said ”So it’s about following directions, listening, [and] things taking the place symbolically of something else. They were so enthusiastic!”

There are some issues that Barber is facing, in-

cluding the fact that the kids come into class at different times due to their schedules. She also expressed the need to understand each student’s capabilities.

“Just like any class, every kid learns differently, so everyone is at a different level,” Barber said.

Despite some adjustments, Barber class.

“Students in theatre are so amazingly accepting and wonderful [...], I think it’s just an enriching experience for not only students with special needs, but students in regular education,” Barber said.

Working with TLS students is important to Drama Club, according to Barber. On Sept. 26, Drama Club participated in a 5K walk/run to fundraise for Special Gifts Theatre, a theatre dedicated to working with kids with special needs.

Barber decided to work with this theatre because three students in her TLS class have participated in STARTING WITH A ROAR: As the class gets under way, senior Marco Moran, sophomore Martin Piorkowski, freshman Jennifer the program, Ramirez and senior Shawn Dubois (left to right) alongside adult aid Ken Smith, perform Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The performance and two of her was one out of many other fairy tales performed that day, including Jack and the Bean Stalk and the Three Little Pigs. regular drama Photo by Jacqueline Dewitt class students have volun“My goal [is to have] some kind of perforwhile they were doing the show Aladdin. She exteered there. One of these mance at the end,” Barber said. “I don’t mean plained that a peer mentor accompanies his or her students, senior Julia Packbuddy on stage for the performance with note some big lavish production, [...] just some producer, explained the work she tion they can do for a group of people. Maybe, it’s cards to help them with movement and lines. did at the theatre.

“I think it is really cool to see the ending prod- just friends and family.”

“You talk about the However, if this does not happen, Barber exuct, to see how happy the kids get,” Packer said. themes within the show,” pressed enthusiasm for the class and what it will Similar to Packer, Barber states she has high Packer said. “You do different activities and then hopes for the new class. She hopes more students accomplish. you get assigned your ‘buddy’, and you work will join and that more peer mentors will also par“There is something for everyone,” Barber said. ticipate. Finally, she wants the TLS students to them through the process.”

“It’s not about making actors. It’s about growing have some reward at the end.

According to Packer, she volunteered last year and learning who you are as a person.”

“I think it’s just an enriching experience for not only students with special needs, but students in regular education.”

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MARVELOUS MAGRITTE: “The Secret Play”, also referred

to as “Le Joueur secret,” (left) was a painting done by Magritte in 1927. On the painting, ing turtle seem to be randomly paired within the scene. It is featured in the Art Institute of Chicago. “The Treachery of Images”, also referred to as “La Trahison des images,” (right) was also done by Magritte, completed in 1929. The words on the painting translate to “This is not a pipe.” The painting is displayed in the Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938 exhibit in the Art Institute. Photos courtesy of unthinkmagritte.com

Magritte’s artwork intrigues and inspires ELAINE SINE

asst. a&e editor “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.” For many who have read the best-selling novel “The Fault in Our Stars,” these were the words that introduced its many readers to the surrealist artist René Magritte. I myself was one of these people, and while remembering that the painting which translates to “This is not a pipe” was clever and impressive, I had not known the extent of his incredibly artful inventiveness.

Since June 24, the Art Institute of Chicago has showcased Magritte’s artwork in an exhibit called Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938 and will be displayed until October 13. When I visited the exhibit, I was able to better acknowledge, appreciate and discover a deep and fascinating complexity to Magritte than

what I had initially perceived.

In the dark, quiet labyrinth that is the Magritte exhibit, minds and interpretations are left to wonder while viewing Magritte’s bizarre but fascinating work.

The calm atmosphere mimics the dreamlike nature of Magritte’s paintings. The exhibit is like being inside the human mind, and seeing Magritte’s paintings under the spotlight reminded me of my own dreams.

In a dream, there is always a strange combination of elements that would perplex an onlooker, while the ensemble makes sense in the dreamer’s mind. grasping the concept of his paintings.

Upon my initial encounter with his art, pening?” It is not that Magritte’s paintings were messy. His artwork was painted with clarity and precision.

His artistic sense was incredibly well-

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represented, but it was the way he portrayed his objects which was hard to understand.

A perfect example of this would be his painting “The Secret Player,” pictured above. In this painting, it is easy to tell that there are two men, one woman and what seems to be a turtle. This is clear to see. However, it was the contemplation of why the men are playing their game in the middle of a forest made of pillars, why the woman is imprisoned in a box with her mouth covered and why there is a turtle the painting so intriguing There was no clear message in which “That’s what it means.” I stood in front of ering what was going on in this composition and what Magritte’s mindset was when he made it.

Finally, I understood. The confusion viewers encountered with Magritte’s paintings was part of the art. It seemed as if he wanted us to be confused, and he wanted us to interpret what was happening in the image. This composition is not solely born from the artist, but it is partly created by its viewer.

Magritte made art so intriguing that it would generate numerous responses, which is part of the fun of seeing his work.

While viewing the art, I was pleasurably lost in my own thoughts of interpretation of “The Secret Player” and other works.

His eccentric work makes the viewers delve deep into their minds and thus ceases all thoughts linked to the conventional concepts of what we perceive as art. It was truly a pleasant and enlightening experience to view Magritte’s work. If ever granted the opportunity to go back to the exhibit, I would accept in a heartbeat.

Music critic Jake Aquino reviews his favorite album, song and live performance of the summer.

BEST SONG: Chimes

by Hudson Mohawke Also known as “that song from the Macbook Air commercial,” South, whether they know it or not, has heard Hudson’s music

Language BEST ALBUM: Green

by Rustie One of the most underrated DJs simply due to his operating outside the realm of American EDM, Rustie continues his work as one of the most exciting “maximalist” electronic producers.

He blends several different genres together to create a dense, exciting style where more is more. His second and latest album, Green Language, encompasses many different sounds and movements, without ever spreading itself too thin.

The best representation of Rustie’s amalgamation of many different genres occurs within the fourth track, “Raptor.” In it, he begins with a repetitive hardstyle beat; it builds and builds, until a second layered drop turns the song into one of the trap anthems of the year. Another highlight is the track featuring rapper synths accompanied by crisp hi-hats and hard hitting bass.

The album is not just an array of bangers either; there is a variety of songs meant to build up suspense for the bangers, and also songs meant to cool down the listener after an intense track. It is heated middle section, before cooling down again and ending on a slow piano piece which is also the album title track. With his impeccable skill, Rustie has created a cohesive, concise album that becomes better with each listen. Consistently pushing the his versatility and all-around skill.

into De La Cru’s choreography for last year’s spring sports assembly. nitely comes at the drop; the blaring horns that follow, accompanied by glass-shattering bass, make for the hardest hitting, most exciting song of the summer. Words cannot describe the impact created by the beat; it is something the listener must experience Music, Kanye West’s label, it is exciting to watch his ascension.

BEST SHOW: Yung Lean The Swedish rapper embarked on a US tour this summer, was great; tickets sold out in minutes, and all scalped tickets were selling for $70 to $90, as opposed to the original price of $10. Lean played at Reggie’s Rock Club, an establishment in the South loop with a capacity of about 100 people, making for a small, intimate show where everyone who went was a dedicated fan.

The show was high-energy from the start. Though Lean is not an experienced performer, nor does he have strong stage presence, the cult-like affection of his fans ensured that not a moment of the show was dull. Along with his eccentric squad, nicknamed “Sad Boys Entertainment,” Lean has crafted a show that never loses its vivacity, with his different anthems scattered throughout and his crew in the background mobbing the whole time. and “Yoshi City”, Lean was going strong until his voice gave out-- not that anyone cared. The crowd never missed a lyric nor wavered in their energy, making for one of the most exciting shows of the summer.

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Students uphold rare position as sophomores in Advanced Choir LAUREN FRIAS

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mores that made small choir groups this year. lieved that their participation is vital to the group itself.

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more Tony Cipolla sings in Nine, which is the all-male a capella group at South.

more Tiffany Fujiwara sings in Solace, which is the all-girl acapella group at South.

RADIANT REISS:

Sophomore Ethan Reiss sings in Chambers, which is the madrigal singing group at South.

ROCKIN’ RILEY: Sophomore Jack Riley is a member of Scat That, which is the vocal jazz group at South.

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DRUMS DEBUT: Photos by Marley Hambourger

GBSIL provides fresh beat for band GRACIE SANDS staff reporter The South band program has helped promote Titan spirit at events like pep rallies, sports assemblies and football games for many years. According to Bridget Neuson, president of the Glenbrook South Instrumental League (GBSIL), the South band program continues to develop due to the help of the GBSIL. This organization

was initially established by band parents in order to support the band.

The GBSIL assists in a variety of ways such as chaperoning performances and competitions and holding fundraisers to give students opportunities to attend trips and pay for new equipment. Neuson stated that in reward for their work and devotion to the band program, they have recently been provided with a new set of drums, giving the band a new im-

age and presence during their performances.

Band Director Greg Wojcik says that there is no way he could do everything without the GBSIL. “They are a big part of [the program], in trying to get everything organized and just keep the whole thing rolling,” Wojcik said. “It’s a humongous job to keep going, and they’ve been very helpful.”

The GBSIL is constantly providing for the band’s every need, according Wojcik. Most recently, they were in need of new equipment and the GBSIL’s top priority became purchasing a new set of drums for the drumline.

In order to make this possible, the spring. It consisted of a silent auction, a performance by the South jazz lab, and dinner. The fundraiser ultimately raised $13,500 to go towards the purchase of the drums.

Brenda Sheridan, an alumni par-

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the money that it raised for the band program.

“It was a great evening of celebration between the alumni parents and the current band students’ parents,” Sheridan said. “It was just a lot of fun, so we were very successful in the evening.”

Neuson explains that the addition

of the new equipment has had a very positive impact. Since the drumline has received the new percussion instruments, she has noticed a change in the demeanor and performance of the band.

“Everyone is really excited about the new equipment,” Neuson said.

“I think you can see it in the way they carry themselves. They’re very proud that they have this beautiful new equip-

said. “We’re all pumped about it and it’s something to show off. They look really nice; it’s very showy. It gives us a new presence for competitions.”

Drum Major Danny Neuson believes that it’s the GBSIL that really sets the South band program apart from other schools.

“GBSIL is what makes band special, and with the GBSIL we are allowed to do a lot more special things and distinguish ourselves as a band,” Danny said.

Aaron Wojcik, assistant band director, notes that the GBSIL truly cares about the well-being of the band program and does anything they can to move it forward.

“I’ve never seen anything quite like the GBSIL as far as the mission that they have in supporting the program and the camaraderie,” Aaron said.

“It’s not a business transaction; it’s on a personal level. ‘What can we do to help?’ ‘How can we make the band program better?’”

“I’ve never seen anything quite like the GBSIL as far as the mission that they have in supporting the program and the camaraderie.”

-Aaron Wojcik, assistant band director

drumline but the whole band.”

Drumline Captain Nick Niznik believes that it would not have been possible for the school to raise this money all on their own, so this organization was essential in making it possible. He comments on the level of excitement that drumline members felt when they received the new set of drums.

“Our new drums have kind of been like a new start to the season,” Niznik

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After suffering from a stress fracture last season, senior captain Colin Burrows enters his last season at GBS with hopes of becoming an all-conference athlete.

SOPHIE HENSLEY staff reporter

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What is your favorite part about being an athlete at GBS?

What advice would you give to other GBS athletes?

All the support that we get. The Pep Club has done a fantastic job the past couple years, making it out to sporting events other than just football.

Do everything in your ability to remain injury free. Listen to your body and when it needs a rest, because no one knows you better than you.

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What are your goals for the season?

ested in cross-country?

bunch of my friends as a freshman.

Crystal Lake invite, which made me want to excel in the sport.

How can you describe past seasons of cross-country?

[They have been] pretty successful.

We’ve been competing well within our conference and last year we time in a long time, so things have

[A goal] of mine [is] to run under 16 minutes in the three mile, but what I’m most focused on is being the best leader on the team I can be and building an environment of hard work and accountability.

Do you have any pre-run rituals?

I try to relax before my races.

Sometimes I can get too nervous and won’t run well. Hanging out with my teammates usually helps me avoid that.

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Rice not only one at fault in NFL downfall PRESS COVERAGE: Source: Creative Commons

TYLER AKI asst. sports editor Grace McComas was just like the rest of us, a 15-year-old sophomore at Glenelg High School in Howard County, Maryland enduring the daily grind that high school provides. However, unlike most of us, Grace was the victim of severe cyberbullying over a period of multiple months.

Ultimately, Grace took her own life on April 12, 2012, Easter Sunday. Stunned were her parents, Dave and Christine. Shortly after Grace’s suicide, they ing laws in Maryland and were fortunate enough to receive help from an unlikely source. Spearheading the movement to pass “Grace’s Law”, a law that prohibits cyberbullying of minors, was former Baltimore Ravens running back, Ray Rice, recently cut by the team in the wake of the release of an elevator video which shows him punching and Janay Palmer.

Rice hosted an event that attracted nearly 5,000 people through his “A Ray of Hope” campaign, dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers of bullying. Rice was able to gain the Maryland State Senate’s support and pass “Grace’s Law” unanimously. On May 2, 2013, Rice proudly stood next to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley as This is only one example of

Rice’s run as a good samaritan.

Take Ashton Dean for example. A 9-year old boy who suffers from arteriovenous malformations (AVM), a rare condition in which patients have abnormal connections between their arteries and veins. Despite this, Dean misfortune through the help of a special friend: Ray Rice. Dean met Rice at an autograph session where he made a simple request to Rice: “Pray for me.”

From there on, the two formed a special bond. Rice keeps in constant contact with Dean by praying for him before every game, sporting a wristband in honor of Dean and calling every time he is in the hospital.

Rice has also hosted a fundraiser for “Ashton’s Angels,” a charity used to bring awareness to AVM. So why is the NFL deciding to throw the hammer down on a record like this?

On Feb. 19, the Ray Rice saga of two videos from an Atlantic City casino security camera.

This one showed Rice dragging Palmer out of an elevator. About gave Rice a very soft penalty of a two-game suspension. Public outrage ensued after the ruling and the NFL addressed domestic violence as a major issue by implementing a six game ban for

season, the league already had four other domestic violence cases on their hands, including the child abuse incident of Adrian Peterson, arguably the game’s best running back. What distinguishes these four from Rice?

The public outcry after viewing the second video released

by TMZ. This time, the security footage from inside the elevator on that same February night was made public and showed Rice winding up and hitting her, knocking her unconscious.

I do not, by any stretch, condone what Rice did. His actions from that February night are completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated in any environment. But Rice knows he made a grave mistake and admits that the hardest part of this is going to be the day his currently two-year-old daughter is “able to pick up her phone and Google her father’s name is not how many touchdowns [Rice] scored, what’s going to come up is about [the domestic violence incident],” Rice said.

Upon the publication of the second video, the NFL decidwhich led to his release from the Ravens later that afternoon. But in that second video? Rice had already confessed his wrongdoing to Commissioner Roger Goodell and did not lie in his self-incriminating meeting with Goodell. Why did this video spark added punishment?

Despite all this, Palmer and Rice appeared to remain loyal to each other and got married just over a month after the incident.

Palmer has adamantly defended

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league’s suspension history?

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle, Josh Brent, is eligible to play this season after missing only ten games due to suspension for driving 100 miles per hour while under ing his teammate Jerry Brown.

Let’s not forget the most memorable player given a second chance. His name is Michael Vick, infamous for his 2007 rent Jets’ backup quarterback acknowledges that “there is no room” for Rice’s wrongdoing in the NFL, but believes that like himself, Rice deserves a second chance. Since then, Vick has molded himself into a model citizen for the NFL and has actively promoted the prevention of animal cruelty.

The guilty party of this mess is the NFL. Are they really considering banishing a man who has contributed nothing but good before his incident? Are they going to choose a man who has potentially prevented the suicide of hundreds of kids and touched the lives of thousands more?

Ray Rice may have thrown the

“The first thing that comes up is not how many touchdowns I scored. What’s going to come up is about this.”

-Former Raven Ray Rice

violence and a lifetime ban for a Before week two of the NFL

her husband in interviews and social media posts. Is this not evident enough that the couple has clearly accepted something that is so blatantly obvious? No one has ever been perfect; no one ever will be.

How does Rice deserve an in-

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ance between the age groups.

There are currently 11 seniors,

As the Titan soccer team hits the halfway point of their season with a record of 6-6-2, head coach Seong Bong Ha believes there has been a smooth transition into this season.

The team has had to adjust Ha being the new head coach and remaking the squad after graduating 17 seniors last year.

According to Ha, the transition has been easier due to his experience in coaching the women’s soccer team.

on the team.

According to senior captain Brian Tener, leadership is heightened since this season’s team only has four returning varsity players from last season. Tener says he is trying to lead by example in practices and games to assist the new members of the team. “ I t [was] a

in some aspects,” Ha said. “The way we prepare, the way I made the schedule [and] what we do in our programs are very, very similar. As I told other people it’s very important [that] whether it’s the boys or the girls to have a cohesive, similar philosophy amongst the two [teams].”

Ha also says that rebuilding the team has created a nice bal-

learning experience at the start, a lot of kids [were] unsure where they [were] suppose to be,” Tener said.

Tener feels that beating Maine South 2-1 on Sep. 6 has been the team’s greatest victory this season. South trailed most of the game 0-1, but sophomore Grady Bruch scored two goals in two minutes to win the game.

“That was a huge accomplishment for the [returning varsity players], because the four of last year,” Tener said.

Junior goalkeeper Perry Adamopoulos believes the team’s recent adjustments will lead to a steady second half of their season.

“We’ve [come] a long way already,”Adamopoulos said. “Even though [we] are still

maybe not even halfway [into the season], we still [have] improved a lot from what we started with.”

According to Ha, the team is aiming to be regional champions this season. Ha says in order to do that, South will have to face competitive opponents such as Waukegan, Evanston, Maine South and New Trier.

“I think being [regional champions] will go a long way for the program,” Ha said. “For the boys it doesn’t happen so often [...] It’s not because Glenbrook South is not that good, it’s just we play really, really So when you win a regional title with the boys, it means a lot.”

Upcoming games for Southinclude a home game against St. Patrick on Oct. 9 and on the road on Oct. 11 against Lake Forest.

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FEROCIOUS FITZ: In a game against Maine South on Sept. 26, senior quarterback Fitz Stadler prepares to hand the ball off to sophomore running back Noah Acocella. The Titans lost to Maine South 42-7 and now hold a record of 4-1.

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Football ready to ‘bounce back’ after Maine South loss HANNAH MASON co-sports editor

‘We’re not going to lose this game, we just have to get it together,” Conaghan said. “There was no doubt we [were] going to win.”

Starting their season with a 4-1* record, the Titans' football team has been able to persevere through the adversity of injuries and game delays, according to head coach Mike Noll.

According to Noll, due to injuries, the Titans lost senior Dean Manesiotis early in the season, and soon after lost senior fullback George Hahn, junior tailback Ryan Janczak, senior wingback Peter Pappas and senior wide receiver Austin Nowlin. Nolls says Pappas, Hahn and Janczak should be returning in the upcoming weeks or possibly before the Oracle went to print.* son, GBS was down 0-14, but after half time and a rain delay, the Titans came back and won the “[We were] playing someone really motivated to beat us because they [haven’t before],” Noll said. “[Then] we rattle off twenty seven straight points, and that’s unique. That hasn’t happened a lot here, where we come back and win in the fourth quarter.”

According to senior captain Quinn Conaghan, simple mistakes and the team not playing cohesively were contributing factors to South’s slow start. Conaghan said that there were many positive attitudes on the sideline, encouraging them to turn the game around.

“Everyone was being positive and [saying],

against Metea Valley, weather conditions left some skeptical of whether the game would take place. The weather later did come into play when the power went out during the game. According to senior Sean McDonagh, he didn’t feel like the delay in gameplay affected the Titans, but instead gave Metea Valley an advantage as they were losing before the break.

“I think it was a time period where Matea could refocus and that’s when you started to see them come back and tie the game up,” McDonagh said. “I think that played against our advantage because they didn’t have any momentum, and I think they were really down on themselves and their coach must have said something to get them going because they seemed like a new team after that.”

Through the delay and weather conditions,

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and Prospect behind, he felt it was an accomplishment for the team that they were able to come back and take the win.

“I think last year’s team maybe would have quit on the game if we were down early,” McDonagh said. “It shows the character of [this year’s] team that we can come back from games and [Noll] is really proud of that, even though maybe some of those games, shouldn’t have been that close.”

According to Noll, being able to play strongly during the fourth quarter was a goal he set for the team this year.

“You can put kids in adverse situations and hope they respond properly in practice,” Noll said. “Then when you get in a game and it’s loud and new things are happening that you didn’t expect, it takes mental toughness to persevere.”

“I think last year’s team maybe would have quit on the games if we were down early. It shows the character of [this year’s] team that we can come back from [most] games.”

-senior Sean McDonagh

6. The men played Niles North on Sept. 20, win“I was pretty nervous when I saw that the play

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was developing and [me kicking] could be an option, but once I ran out there and we set up [for the play] I was not as nervous, ” Tarbox said.

According to McDonagh, even though South

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McDonagh said. “Everyone contributed and it was awesome to see some of the guys who [don’t] get to play as much in the other games, get on the According to senior quarterback Fitz Stadler, before the game the team was practicing to face “The defense [was] different,” Stadler said.

“But obviously we work hard every day at practice and try to get it done, [to] become a team that is prepared every Friday night.”

Though there are multpile playmakers on the team, it is more about exceutions made by the team, Stadler says.

“Every week we kind of [have] a different game plan about who we’re going to attack and what plays we are going to run and it really becomes a team effort in the end,” Stadler said. against Maine South on Sept. 26 with a score of 427. Conoghan and McDonagh both agreed in the team’s ability to come back and be ready for their game against Evanston. dent that we will bounce back and compete hard against the rest of our conference moving forward,” Conoghan said.

South played Evanston Township yesterday, Oct. 2, and will play New Trier on Oct. 10 at New Trier.

*The Oracle went to print on Sept. 30

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Women’s volleyball defeats GBN, Loyola with help of large senior class SAM CASEY asst. sports editor The women’s volleyball team is beginning the season with an exciting and successful start, according to head coach Katie Hoover. The team currently has a 16-6 record, including wins over Loyola and GBN, Hoover said.

“I think we have had one of the best starts that our program has had in several years,” Hoover said. “We were 20-17 [overall] last year.”

This year’s team is different from past years due to a large senior class, according to Hoover.

There are also three very competitive sophomores on varsity this year in addition to the nine seniors.

The team is also focusing on prioritizing defense before offense. “[Relying on offense] is something we’ve done in the past few years and we haven’t seen as much success as we were hoping [for],” Hoover said. “I tant defense is to [our] success.”

Sarah Wojick, sophomore right side, agrees that the team’s offense is very strong at the moment, but they need to work on their defense.

“We need [to work on] covering blocks,” Wojick said. “Personally, I need to work on my back row, having less errors and [being better at] moving my feet [to get to] the ball.”

Hoover also attributes some of the team’s success to their bond as athletes and as friends. Senior co-captain Sarah Prenner agrees that the team has a lot of chemistry on and off the court.

“We all get along really well,” Prenner said. “[Even though] we come from different friend groups outside of volleyball, when we are at practice it is a [special] friend group [for just the team].”

According to Prenner, she knew with younger girls on the team she would need to assume a leader’s position.

“I just try to help out wherever I can, whether it’s calling shots for people to take or just keeping everyone positive,” Prenner said.

Hoover believes the teams shows a lot of chemistry because there is no confuand the players have trust in each

other. Wojick agrees that on the court, the team is very serious. Off the court though, they are silly and get along well, Wojick said.

“When the pass isn’t perfect, which it usually isn’t, there is a lot of trust that the setter is going to come in and make a great play or someone is going to step in,” Hoover said. “We almost always attack that third ball and we hardly ever send free balls over the net. I think that the team chemistry comes from a lot of work we did over the summer together.”

Over the summer, the team went to an overnight camp and spent time running drills and playing scrimmages to prepare themselves for the season, according to Hoover.

Prenner also feels that the work over the summer has contributed to the team’s good start to the season.

“This year, we took an initiative to use the summer

what we wanted to be as a team,” Prenner said. “[That way] we wouldn’t lose to any teams early on that we should have beaten.”

South has beaten Loyola twice so far this season, once in a tournament and once at home, according to Wojick. The second time GBS played against Loyola was a close match with GBS win“My favorite match was against Loyola because it was very intense… and it was one of the tougher teams we will play this season,” Wojick said. “Even though it was non-conference, I had friends on the team and so did some of my other teammates. [Also, Loyola is] big competition, and we knew they would be hard to beat but we pulled through and everyone was really energetic and into the game.”

Some other goals that the team has set are playing well in conference games, using practice time plays that may be out of a player’s comfort zone, according to Hoover.

Their next game is the Dig Pink-Breast Cancer Awareness Game against Niles West on Oct. 6.

CAN YOU DIG IT?: Celebrating after winning a rally against Waukegan on Sept. 23, the

women’s volleyball team has started this season with a 16-6 record and key wins against Loyola and GBN. Photo by Marley Hambourger